EU stocks up as reopening, stimulus plans outweigh U.S.-China dispute
European stocks continued to rally on Thursday as the reopening of economies and a massive European Central Bank (ECB) stimulus plan offset concerns over rising tensions between the U.S. and China.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 1.2 percent during afternoon trade, with telecoms stocks jumping 2 percent as all sectors entered positive territory except autos, which fell by 1.2 percent.
Shares of Cineworld continued to rally on Thursday, jumping 25% by the early afternoon after the cinema chain received a liquidity boost from lenders ahead of plans to reopen in July.
Luxembourg-based office space provider IWG climbed 15% after a share offering.
At the bottom of the European blue chip index, British luxury car and airplane engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce fell by more than 8% after investor AKO Capital dumped its stake in the company at a discount.
